Blogs summary – Saturday 14 February 2026
Here are some recent posts I found from interesting Azure, Microsoft and .NET blogs.
New from .NET Blog
- .NET Framework 3.5 Moves to Standalone Deployment in new versions of Windows
- .NET and .NET Framework February 2026 servicing releases updates
- .NET 11 Preview 1 is now available!
- GitHub Copilot Testing for .NET Brings AI-powered Unit Tests to Visual Studio 2026
New from Azure DevOps Blog
- Azure Boards integration with GitHub Copilot includes custom agent support
- February Patches for Azure DevOps Server
New from GitHub Changelog
- GitHub Apps can now utilize public preview Enterprise Teams APIs via fine-grained permissions
- GPT-5.3-Codex is now generally available for GitHub Copilot
- Track additional Dependabot configuration changes in audit logs
- GitHub Mobile: Model picker for Copilot coding agent
- GitHub Agentic Workflows are now in technical preview
- Network configuration changes for Copilot coding agent
- New repository settings for configuring pull request access
- Show profile names (first and last name) alongside user handles
- Updated GitHub status page experience
- New features and improvements in GitHub Copilot in JetBrains IDEs
New from Visual Studio Blog
- Performance improvements to MEF-based editor productivity extensions
- Roadmap for AI in Visual Studio (February)
- Unlock language-specific rich symbol context using new find_symbol tool
Thanks for reading!